74-8754. Claims; state and state officials held harmless; insurance provisions.
Each lottery gaming facility manager and each racetrack gaming facility manager shall hold the executive director, the commission and the state harmless from and defend any and all claims which may be asserted against the executive director, the commission and the state, or the agents or employees thereof, arising from the operation of electronic gaming machines, lottery facility games or other lottery-type games pursuant to the Kansas expanded lottery act. This section may be satisfied by procurement of insurance by the lottery gaming facility manager or racetrack gaming facility manager, naming the executive director, the commission and the state as additional insured parties. Procurement of such insurance by a lottery gaming facility manager shall be a lottery gaming facility expense of the lottery gaming facility and procurement of such insurance by a racetrack gaming facility manager shall be a racetrack gaming facility expense of the racetrack gaming facility. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any claims arising from a negligent act or omission or willful or malicious misconduct of the executive director, the commission or the state, or the agents or employees thereof.
History: L. 2007, ch. 110, § 23; Apr. 19.